National Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week led colleagues Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing the Sanctions and Accountability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Investigative…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provide more information to Congress on the ability of existing U.S. export controls to manage A.I.-related national security risks and human rights concerns. The Senators emphasized…

Photo by vs148 / Shutterstock.com Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced a bill that would require the Department of Defense to report to Congress on risk assessments of the use of artificial intelligence in defense systems as part of a push to improve DOD’s ethical technology leadership…

 MONTPELIER, VT – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with representatives from groups supporting asylum seekers across Vermont. The meeting, which included representatives from the Community Asylum Seekers Project of Vermont, the Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network, and Vermont Immigrant Assistance at Vermont Law…

The bill comes after the Senate voted to repeal 1991, 2002 Iraq AUMFs WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Accountability for Endless Wars Act, legislation to terminate the Authorizations for Use…